Google NASA D-Wave Enter A Partnership, Bet On Quantum Computing

Google, with research partners NASA and USRA, signed a new agreement with quantum computer maker D-Wave. The most recent D-Wave quantum computer, D-Wave 2X, is now operational at NASA Ames. Google and its research partners will have access to next-generation D-Wave computers as they become available. Google has a lot to gain from the unprecedented computational power of quantum computing and its applications to critical core business areas. Google is in a good position to buy D-Wave, but the quantum computer maker could be thinking about an IPO instead. Google NASA D-Wave Team Up In the race for superior quantum computing capabilities, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is making some interesting moves. Google, NASA, and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), have signed an agreement with quantum computer maker D-Wave that will give…